Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-12-31
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sofa stats prison at saltwater was open-
eddy IN alltlleln sung by the prison
choir: liter the prayer by the chaplain,
the Rev. y ~, Ibsrt, the choir from the:
Congregational church sang an anthem,
AFTER which the Misses Wolf sung the
we'll kn0Mnd duet from Mariana, =. Holy.
Mother Siulde His Footsteps :, State
senator Dnrant then addressed the in
mates, tonthinx on the subject of the
entertain ilaents given here. he said
that there WaS no liberal minded man
that would not endorse them, touching
upon our present condition, said, that.
many OF us were doubtless living i'll ex-
pectation of pardon. The foundation
Of every pardon was good conduct
here. He desired to state that he WAS
4 friend OF every man here and that il
any one wished TO see him, by sending
him word, he would respond at once.
He closed his remarks by wishing us all
= merry Christmas. Pine j.. Bennett
then gave IN q very realistic manner a
character recitation, entitled "The
Vasgsabonds." After another anthem by
the choir, Mr.. A. L. Lindholm recited
piece Of his own composition, ION the
Ocean" After q piano solo by Prof.
Sebzifandt, Miss Mabel Bolles recited
/" How he saved ST. MichaePs,'" the reel
tation WAS exceedingly well delivered
anu met with hearty appreciation. Mr..
John Smith then sang '.Oh Fair Dove
alter which Mr.. ". G. Seward recited
Orpheus and Eurydice; after piano
solo by Miss ELAINE Anderson, Mr.. H..
H. Heart, the secretary Of the Board Of
Charities, then spoke of the organiza-
ton that is nearly effected for the pur-
pose of providing employment for dis
charged prisoners. Alter explaining
this matter fully, he related case Of u
friend Of his who went out into Mon
tana, who got into bad company and
finally committed a crime, was sent to-
prison for term of years. Through
the ex1rtiOns OF Mr.. Heart and NUM-
Der OF others a pardon was obtained,
and the young man returned home.
Determined to retrieve his lost reputa-
ton, and it is my pleasure this morning
to say, that after long. bitter struggle,
for years, he is now respected and
honored member of the community in
which he lives. have merely told
YOU Of this young man to show you that
there is hope in the future for each one
OF you. It will be a struggle, but the
goal is beyond all price. The Congre-
gational choir then sang a secular piece
entitled ooh Moses Warden Stor-
dock then spoke very briefly, referring
to what Senator Durant said about par
dons, he wished us to remember the
pardon that was granted to us all, near
~ nineteen hundred years ago. As the
years of eternity rolled on in the dis
tant future temporal pardon would
matter little. But a heavenly pardon
this Is free to all who will accept. This
is the one. to determine whether we
will lie free men for all ages or doomed
to eternal punishment. That is the
pardon that we should seek the most
for. Mr.. stordock congratulated the
inmates on the Fourth of July and
Thanksgiving day, and also spoke of
the entertainments that had been, and
would in the future be given US, if our
conduct would warrant it. and lie fully
believed it would. He closed by wish
ing us q merry Christmas. The entire
audience then joined in singing. call
Hail the Power of Jesus Name. !" The
benediction was pronounced and the
inmates marched to their cells to enjoy
q good dinner, consisting of escalloped
oysters, cold slaW, biscuit, coffee, apples
and cigars.